MUSCATINE, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — The STEAM fields are Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. STEAM is designed to combine STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with various education disciplines, aiming to teach students innovation, critical-thinking, and to use engineering and technology towards creative approaches to real-world problems.

 

MUSCATINE, IOWA (June 11, 2019) — Stunning photographs and exquisite wood vessels will be on view this summer at the Muscatine Art Center. Des Moines photographer Molly Wood will exhibit her Omnia Vanitas series, and Quad City area artists Steve Sinner and Joe Meirhaeghe will showcase their wood vessels.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (April 17, 2019) — The 18th Amendment went into effect in 1920, prohibiting anyone from selling, manufacturing, importing, or exporting liquor. With its statewide prohibition in 1916, Iowa was one of the three key prohibition states that led the movement. Iowa author and historian Linda McCann will present on Prohibition in eastern Iowa on Thursday, May 2, at the Muscatine Art Center.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (April 15, 2019) — Living Proof Exhibit grew out of a friendship between two women who used art as therapy in coping with a diagnosis of breast cancer. In 2010, the two women curated their first exhibit of work by cancer survivors. The organization’s annual juried show has been exhibited at the Figge Art Museum, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Dubuque Museum of Art, and the Peoria Public Library.

 

MUSCATINE, IOWA (March 26, 2019) — The Muscatine Art Center is piloting a new middle school outreach program thanks to a grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa’s Historic Resource Development Program (HRDP). Actors portraying Daniel and Sarah Parvin will bring to life the experiences of a Muscatine Civil War soldier. The Muscatine Art Center houses 117 letters written by Daniel Parvin while he served in the Iowa 11th Volunteer Regiment.

The legacy of Dick and Mary Jo Stanley, two of Muscatine’s most prominent and generous citizens, will be celebrated with a series of events on May 20, 2018. Local organizers are hoping to showcase the wide ranging impact of the Stanleys, who passed away late last year, on Muscatine, the state, and the world.

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